Hilda of Whitby, Abbess, 680

The Collect:

Rite I:
O God of peace, by whose grace the abbess Hilda was endowed with gifts of justice, prudence, and strength to rule as a wise mother over the nuns and monks of her household: Raise up these gifts in us, that we, following her example and prayers, might build up one another in love to the benefit of thy church; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Rite II:
O God of peace, by whose grace the abbess Hilda was endowed with gifts of justice, prudence, and strength to rule as a wise mother over the nuns and monks of her household: Raise up these gifts in us, that we, following her example and prayers, may build up one another in love to the benefit of your church; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

First Lesson: Ephesians 4:1-6

¹I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, ²with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, ³making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, ⁵one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

Psalm: Psalm 122

¹ I was glad when they said to me, *
      “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
² Now our feet are standing *
       within your gates, O Jerusalem.
³ Jerusalem is built as a city *
       that is at unity with itself;
⁴ To which the tribes go up,
  the tribes of the Lord, *
       the assembly of Israel,
       to praise the Name of the Lord.
⁵ For there are the thrones of judgment, *
       the thrones of the house of David.
⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: *
      “May they prosper who love you.
⁷ Peace be within your walls *
       and quietness within your towers.
⁸ For my brethren and companions’ sake, *
       I pray for your prosperity.
⁹ Because of the house of the Lord our God, *
       I will seek to do you good.”

Gospel: Matthew 19:27-29

²⁷ Then Peter said in reply, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?’ ²⁸Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man is seated on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life.

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